Casa Artavia

Location was great, right in the middle of town, close to walks on the beach and seating outside to people and bird watch.

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Authenticity to culture, location was great, lots of beds, air conditioning in bedroom, kitchen came in handy

Ants in kitchen so keep your food in containers

Lali the host is really lovely and made us welcome. She lives next door and also guided our turtle tour. She communicated really well with us about arrival times. We were met at the boat and taken to the house and shown around (via Pura Vida tours, who we booked a turtle watch & canoe tour with - also recommended). The property has a great location on the edge of the football field and within a short walk of everything (though Tortuguero is small - so everything’s easy to get to!) The kitchen is basic (3 electric rings for cooking) but fine to make a simple meal. The aircon in one big bedroom was very welcome, and the Wi-Fi worked fine. Altogether a great base to explore the park & wildlife of Tortuguero.

The kitchen could be better stocked - a sharp knife, a bit more cutlery - but this was no big issue. The shower is weak - but again, it works well enough and would not deter me from staying here again.

It was very interesting to live like a local for a few days and the location was excellent. I liked the authenticity of the place.

I was not prepared for the zero hot water and the freezing cold shower. It was also quite problematic having to pay in cash. It could have been a bit cleaner and it would have been nice to have had somewhere to hang clothes.